<p>Specifically chemical engineering doctorate admissions?</p>
<p>750+ quantitative and as high as you can manage on verbal.
You should check to see if you can find the averages for some schools you’re interested in.
A number of schools post this information.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply. yea, i did some research, and it seems that 750+ Q and “as high as you can get” V is the norm. Most schools require ATLEAST 400-500+ on the V section, which is easy for a U.S native like me.</p>
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<p>I see some schools have a minimum cut off. The university of Maryland has a 1950 minimum, I’m not sure if they enforce that. That’s equivalent to 800Q, 500V, 4.5 A or any other variation.</p>
<p>I got a 740 Q and 490 V. This is good enough to get me into alot of good schools. What the GRE can help with is fellowships. Mine would not be high enough for a fellowship but it does get me into the school</p>
<p>@voltaire1121 (or anybody who can answer this question): what is a fellowship in terms of phd studies?</p>
<p>In it most recognized form, a fellowship is the best and most prestigious of funding options for graduate students. Like a research or teaching assistantship, a full fellowship covers tuition and provides a stipend to cover living expenses during your studies (usually more than assistantships pay). UNLIKE an assistantship, there are no corresponding research or teaching obligations - not only does this mean potentially more free time, it also gives you more freedom in selecting an advisor. Fellowships are not awarded by individual professors (as assistantships often are) but are awarded by departments, colleges, universities, and external groups like the NSF. Fellowships are very competitive, and since they are often awarded across wide segments they often depend on things like GPA and GRE scores more than research merit.</p>
<p>Please note that partial fellowships are also available, but do not cover tuition - they are essentially the graduate equivalent of undergraduate scholarships.</p>
<p>You should probably have close to Q800, since you’re aiming for a doctoral degree. Q750 sounds kind of on the low end to me…</p>
<p>Most engineering programs see relatively little difference between a 750Q and 800Q - it means you missed a question or two, and that is hardly damning.</p>
<p>How many can you get wrong and get atleast 750 in the Q?</p>
<p>(i’m asking for estimate. most of the time. so please don’t tell me it depends on the curve of that test xD)
Thanks in advance</p>
<p>and i’m going to be taking the revised GRE, but the 130-170 scale can be converted to 800 scale so yea</p>
<p>Verbal: As long as you get >67% on Verbal GRE (500+) it’s good, and you’re native so it’s hella easy for you.</p>
<p>Quant: On the old GRE, should get >780 esp if you’re in engineering. TBH I think that Q GRE level is early middle school math, and I’m in biosci. If you’re in engineering, it should be way way way easier for you. From personal exp I think as long as you get earlier part of Q correct then you’ll get 700+ even if you miss later questions. I missed 2 questions at #27 and #29, I’m sure I answered other Q correctly and I still got 800. I hear that if you got one of the first 20 Q wrong you can only get 780 or smth.</p>
<p>Chemistry GRE: I’d take it and get >80% if you want to be more competitive for grants.</p>
<p>Your score is calculated using an algorithm so you cant say if I get 1 wrong thats an 800. it depends how you answer the first 15 questions. Then the last 13 dont really matter all that much. Answer the first 15 right and get 5 wrong on the last 13 and youll still score above a 700. </p>
<p>I have heard the new scoring system weights each question equally but I would stick to what we know about the GRE and assume that their not until more info is available about this new “revised” test.</p>